Fess Williams

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Fess Williams

Fess Williams (né Stanley R. Williams; April 10, 1894 – December 17, 1975) was an American jazz musician.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 10, 1894 (Danville), Died December 17, 1975 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, alto saxophone, vocalist, leader, director, composer, songwriter, arranger, lyricist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-36099	10-in.	9/6/1926	Make me know it (If you mean what you say)	Evelyn Preer	Female vocal solo, with clarinet, cornet, and piano	lyricist
Victor	BVE-36985	10-in.	11/30/1926	What did Romie-O-Juliet (When he climbed the balcony)	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, composer, leader
Victor	BVE-36986	10-in.	11/30/1926	Nobody but my baby (Is gettin' my love)	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	vocalist, instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader
Victor	BVE-50882	10-in.	5/15/1929	Snag nasty	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, director, clarinet
Victor	BVE-50883	10-in.	5/15/1929	Big shot	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, director, composer, clarinet
Victor	BVE-50889	10-in.	5/16/1929	Sell it	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, director, composer, clarinet
Victor	BVE-50890	10-in.	5/16/1929	Betsy Brown	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, director, clarinet
Victor	BVE-51198	10-in.	4/22/1929	Friction	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, director, composer, clarinet
Victor	BVE-51199	10-in.	4/22/1929	Kentucky blues	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, director, clarinet
Victor	BVE-51234	10-in.	4/17/1929	Here 'tis	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, composer, director, clarinet
Victor	BVE-51235	10-in.	4/17/1929	A few riffs	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, composer, director
Victor	BVE-51236	10-in.	4/17/1929	Hot town	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, composer, director
Victor	BVE-51900	10-in.	4/22/1929	Do shuffle	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, director, clarinet
Victor	BVE-55928	10-in.	9/20/1929	Sweet Savannah Sue	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, leader, clarinet
Victor	BVE-55929	10-in.	9/20/1929	Ain't misbehavin'	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, leader, clarinet
Victor	BVE-55930	10-in.	9/20/1929	Buttons	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, leader, clarinet
Victor	BVE-55931	10-in.	9/20/1929	Musical campmeeting	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	composer, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, leader, clarinet
Victor	BVE-57197	10-in.	12/6/1929	Goin' to get 'cha	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	composer, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, director, clarinet
Victor	BVE-57198	10-in.	12/6/1929	Hot mama	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, director, clarinet
Victor	BVE-57199	10-in.	12/6/1929	Smilin' face	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, director, clarinet
Victor	BVE-57200	10-in.	12/6/1929	Slide Mr. Jelly, slide	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, director, clarinet, composer
Victor	BVE-59757	10-in.	4/18/1930	She's still dizzy	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	composer, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, director, clarinet
Victor	BVE-59758	10-in.	4/18/1930	Hot mamma	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, director, clarinet
Victor	BVE-59759	10-in.	4/18/1930	'Leven-thirty Saturday night	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, director, clarinet
Victor	BVE-59760	10-in.	4/18/1930	I'm feelin' devilish	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, director, clarinet
Victor	BVE-62335	10-in.	7/10/1930	All for grits and gravy	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BVE-62336	10-in.	7/10/1930	Playing my saxophone	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, songwriter, vocalist, director
Victor	BVE-62337	10-in.	7/10/1930	You can't go wrong	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, director, clarinet
Victor	BVE-62338	10-in.	7/10/1930	Gheechee dance	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, vocalist, director
Victor	BVE-63302	10-in.	7/23/1930	Dinah	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, director
Victor	BVE-63303	10-in.	7/23/1930	Ida sweet as apple cider	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, director
Victor	BVE-63304	10-in.	7/23/1930	Just to be with you tonight	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, director
Victor	BVE-63305	10-in.	7/23/1930	Everything's O.K. with me	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, alto saxophone, director
Victor	BRC-69027	10-in.	5/8/1931	Make me know it	Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Trial 1927-07-18-01]	10-in.	7/18/1927	Alabamy (Here I am)	Henrietta Kamern	Organ solo	songwriter
Columbia	142244	10-in.	5/24/1926	Make me know it	Royal Flush Savoy Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, leader, vocalist
Columbia	142245	10-in.	5/24/1926	My mamma's in town	Royal Flush Savoy Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	leader
Columbia	[W]151354	10-in.	2/25/1931	When you're looking for tulips (To kiss your troubles away)	The Four Aces	Male vocal quartet, with guitar and steel guitar	songwriter
OKeh	74158	10-in.	May 1926	Caroline	Royal Flush Savoy Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, leader
OKeh	74159	10-in.	May 1926	Make me know it (If you mean what you say)	Royal Flush Savoy Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, vocalist, lyricist
Brunswick	E3884-E3885	10-in.	10/1/1926	Messin’ around	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, vocalist
Brunswick	E3886-E3887	10-in.	10/1/1926	Heebie jeebies	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, vocalist
Brunswick	E4012-E4013	10-in.	10/27/1926	Atlanta Black Bottom	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	E4014-E4015	10-in.	10/27/1926	High fever	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	E4092-E4093	10-in.	11/18/1926	High fever	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	E4094-E4095	10-in.	11/18/1926	Atlanta Black Bottom	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	E4503-E4505	10-in.	2/3/1927	White ghost shivers	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	E4506-E4508	10-in.	2/3/1927	My pretty girl	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	E4598-E4600	10-in.	2/25/1927	Gambler's blues	Fess Williams	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Brunswick	E4601-E4602	10-in.	2/25/1927	I wasn't scared, but I just thought that I had better go	Fess Williams	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Brunswick	E4769-E4771	10-in.	3/28/1927	Variety stomp	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	E4772-E4774	10-in.	3/28/1927	Phantom blues	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	E20882-E20883	10-in.	12/6/1926	Carolina bound	The Five Harmaniacs	Instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Brunswick	E23633-E23635	10-in.	6/15/1927	Alligator crawl	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	arranger, leader
Brunswick	E23636-E23638	10-in.	6/15/1927	Ozark blues	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	leader, arranger
Brunswick	E23746-E23748	10-in.	6/24/1927	Number ten	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	leader, arranger
Brunswick	E23749-E23751	10-in.	6/24/1927	Razor edge	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	leader, arranger
Brunswick	C1867	10-in.	4/4/1928	Dixie stomp	Joy Boys ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	C1868	10-in.	4/4/1928	Drifting and dreaming (Sweet Paradise)	Joy Boys ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	leader
Edison	11369	10-in.	12/14/1926	What did Romie-o-Juliet (When he climbed her balcony)	Five Harmaniacs	Jug band	composer
Decca	67563	10-in.	4/18/1940	Jazzin' babies blues	Georgia White		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	67564	10-in.	4/18/1940	Papa pleaser	Georgia White		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	67565	10-in.	4/17/1940	Let me ride your train	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	67566	10-in.	4/17/1940	Be your natural self	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	67567	10-in.	4/17/1940	Turn over	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	67568	10-in.	4/17/1940	Take off them hips	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	67569	10-in.	4/17/1940	Gimme a pig's foot and a bottle of beer	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	67570	10-in.	4/17/1940	You can't tell	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	67571	10-in.	4/17/1940	My little girl	Lee Brown		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	67572	10-in.	4/17/1940	Lucille blues	Lee Brown		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	67573	10-in.	4/17/1940	Mississippi water blues	Lee Brown		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	67574	10-in.	4/17/1940	Little leg woman	Lee Brown		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	67575	10-in.	4/18/1940	Sensation blues	Georgia White		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	67576	10-in.	4/18/1940	Late hour blues	Georgia White		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	67577	10-in.	4/18/1940	Panama limited blues	Georgia White		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	67578	10-in.	4/18/1940	You ought to be ashamed of yourself	Georgia White		instrumentalist, clarinet
Decca	70029	10-in.	12/10/1941	Why don't you love me any more?	Ruby Smith		instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Decca	70030	10-in.	12/10/1941	Harlem gin blues	Ruby Smith		instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Decca	70031	10-in.	12/10/1941	My name is Jim	Jack Meredith		instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Decca	70032	10-in.	12/10/1941	Match box blues	Jack Meredith		instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Fess," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103509.

Williams, Fess. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103509.

"Williams, Fess." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.